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Minami-Kamishiro Station

Railway station in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

36°38′13.46″N 137°50′29.65″E / 36.6370722°N 137.8415694°E / 36.6370722; 137.8415694Elevation769.2 meters^[1]Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ōito LineDistance52.8 km from MatsumotoPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation code16WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 December 1942; 81 years ago (1942-12-15)PassengersFY201121 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kamishiro 15 towards Minami-Otari		Ōito Line Local		Yanaba 18 towards Matsumoto

Former services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kamishiro 15 towards Minami-Otari		Ōito Line Local		Yanaba-Ski-jō-mae 17 towards Matsumoto

Location
Minami-Kamishiro Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Minami-Kamishiro Station Minami-Kamishiro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Minami-Kamishiro Station (南神城駅, Minami-Kamishiro-eki) is a railway station in Kamishiro, the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Minami-Kamishiro Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 52.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[1]

History

The station opened on 5 December 1942.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

National Route 148

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 9784784071647.